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updated: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:05 pm

Forney News

Local news for Forney, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Thursday | KTXA-TV Fort Worth

Thieves Drain Mesquite Church Buses Of Gasoline

Lately we've been hearing about thieves targeting churches for copper wiring. Today thieves found another hot item to steal from an unsuspecting congregation.

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Related Topix: Mesquite, TX

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Athens Daily Review

Athens Review, Athens, Texas

Charlie England, Blake Forney and Alex Shelton ride their bikes and scooters and walk in the Cain Center's July 4 parade Thursday morning.

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Related Topix: Athens, TX, Malakoff, TX

Fri Jul 04, 2008

WFAA

'Meals on Wheels' for dogs dumped by recession-hit owners

The numbers are imprecise but that doesn't diminish the tragedy for dog lovers. Dogs are being dumped on the roadside in south Dallas as their owners tire of them or can no longer afford to care for them.

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX, Dallas County, TX

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Wired News

BurnLounge Promoter Can't Afford FTC Fine

The sordid saga of BurnLounge is one step closer to coming to a much-deserved end.

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Related Topix: Music, Entertainment

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Dallas Morning News

Population growth slowing in North Texas

By ELIZABETH LANGTON / The Dallas Morning News elangton@dallasnews.com / The Dallas Morning News s Ian McCann and Jay Parsons contributed to this report.

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Related Topix: Royse City, TX, Collin County, TX, Lavon, TX, Rockwall County, TX, Texas

Sun Jun 22, 2008

Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel

Sweaty, screaming, bloody man attracts the attention of officers

Failure to identify, 100 block of Eloise. Officers responded to a disturbance and were advised that a man was standing on the porch screaming.

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Related Topix: Leonard, TX, Irving, TX, Nacogdoches, TX, Center, TX

Sat Jun 14, 2008

The Dallas Morning News

Even as value of untainted tomatoes rises, White Rock couple still sharing garden's bounty

Carroll Doigg and his wife, Meraye, at their Dallas home. The Doiggs give away their tomato bounty to family and friends.

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Wedding, Home Gardening, Home

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Texarkana Gazette

Commissioners Court OKs tractor purchase

NEW BOSTON, Texas-Bowie County Commissioners Court agreed Monday to buy a tractor for Precinct 2 from a Forney, Texas, business.

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Related Topix: New Boston, TX, Bowie County, TX

Mon Jun 09, 2008

Canton Guide

Roy Appleton

He was born December 1, 1917, in Wills Point to Charlie Christopher and Lizzie Florence Wilson Appleton.

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Related Topix: Van Zandt County, TX, Wills Point, TX, Canton, TX

Wed Jun 04, 2008

The Dallas Morning News

True Romance: After 60 years apart, couple make up for lost time

After losing their spouses, Gloria Miller and Carroll Trail reconnected and discovered that dating in retirement can be a lot of fun.

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Related Topix: Retail, Sears Roebuck , Physics, Science, Dallas Metro

Mon Jun 02, 2008

Van Zandt Newspapers

Overturned Truck Causes Big Delays

An 18-wheeler carrying sand overturned on Interstate 20 at the 520 mile marker at around 11 a.m., Tuesday causing traffic to be diverted down State Highway 64 and US Highway 80 through Wills Point.

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Related Topix: Wills Point, TX

Sat May 31, 2008

Dallas Morning News

No longer for the starter apartment: unfinished furniture grows up

By ERIN BROOKE / Special Contributor home@dallasnews.com There's something inspiring about experiencing real wood in the raw - the aroma, the texture, the direction of the grain - that can get your creative ...

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Dallas, TX

Thu May 29, 2008

The Kaufman Herald

A Day To Remember

Law enforcement personnel from around Kaufman County memorialized officers who died in the line of duty during a National Peace Officers Memorial Day ceremony Thursday.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Kaufman County, TX, Kaufman, TX, Dallas Metro

Thu May 22, 2008

Commercial Property News

Transwestern Closes $31M Loan in Dallas

Source: Dallas Business Journal The 2,000-acre riverfront development is slated for a location just south of the Dallas-Fort Worth airport.

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX, Real Estate, Prologis

Tue May 20, 2008

Commercial Property News

Mixed-Use Project with Large Retail Component Planned for Dallas Area

May 19, 2008 By: Eugene Gilligan, Senior Editor A mixed-use project that could eventually contain approximately 2 million square feet of retail space is being planned for Forney, Texas, located approximately 20 ...

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Sun May 18, 2008

Dallas Business Journal

Forney site of $275M project

Endeavor, Meadow Ridge to partner on huge retail, hospitality and office effort Dallas Business Journal - by Lauren D'Avolio Staff writer Despite a slowing national economy and plans by a cross-section of ...

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Mesquite, TX, Kaufman County, TX

Fri May 16, 2008

Quick

Texas' small-business owners fight new tax

“The Legislature made a mistake, and they need to fix it.”

A coalition of small-business groups on Thursday launched an effort to revamp the state's new business tax even though the first payments under the tax aren't due until next month. via Quick

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance

Fri May 09, 2008

Earth Times

Fitch Rates Forney ISD (Texas) $40MM ULT 2008 Bonds 'A' Underlying

Fitch Ratings assigns an underlying 'A' rating to Forney Independent School District, Texas' $40 million unlimited tax school building bonds, series 2008. via Earth Times

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Related Topix: Kaufman County, TX, Texas, Dallas, TX, Dallas Metro

Thu May 08, 2008

Associated Content

Runaway Builders Cause a Tumbling Whirlwind

Font Residences of this small 75 home community are left with piled debris, broken concrete, rhubarb and flapping insulation as Dallas winds tear at the half finished houses. via Associated Content

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Related Topix: Foreclosures

Tue May 06, 2008

The New Braunfels Herald

Facts behind attack ad under scrutiny

“If we increased both budgets by $1, one would only grow by 10 percent, and one would increase by 100 percent. It's comparing apples to oranges.”

Political attack ads questioning the spending ethics of New Braunfels superintendent Mike Smith are rife with skewed math, NBISD officials say. via The New Braunfels Herald

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Related Topix: New Braunfels, TX, Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX, Education Etc.

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Forney, Texas is located in Kaufman County and is part of the Dallas Metro Area. Zip codes in Forney include 75126.

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